Apart from his all-rounder skills, New Zealand cricketer James Neesham or Jimmy Neesham is also famous for his sarcasm. Recently, the 28-year-old has revealed his favourite Indian cricketer in his style.
The 28-year-old Jimmy Neesham is playing international cricket since December 2012. He has faced many ups and downs in international cricket. Recently, he played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, including the bad-luck final against England. While New Zealand finished as the runners-up, Neesham played some good cricket as an all-rounder.
In that tournament, Neesham was the third most run-scorer and third most wicket-taker for New Zealand. After playing ten matches in that tournament, Neesham scored 232 runs (average 33.14) and also took 15 wickets (average 19.46). Among the Kiwi bowlers in that tournament, Neesham had the best bowling average.
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In the CWC 2019 final, Neesham scored 19 runs and took three wickets (3/43).
Till the date, Neesham has played 12 Tests, 59 ODIs and 15 T20Is. He also represented Delhi Daredevils in four matches in IPL 2014.
Ish Sodhi is Jimmy Neesham’s favourite Indian cricketer
Recently, a fan asked him on the Instagram account – who is his favourite Indian cricketer. In reply, Neesham posted a picture of him along with another New Zealand international cricketer Ish Sodhi.
He doesn't count, @JimmyNeesh?
(?JimmyNeesham/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/jVldWzezwu
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 28, 2019
Ish Sodhi was born at Ludhiana (Punjab, India) on 31st October 1992. However, his family moved to New Zealand when Sodhi was just four years old. The leg-spinner Sodhi made his international debut in October 2013 and has played 17 Tests, 31 ODIs and 33 T20Is.
In international cricket, Neesham and Sodhi have played together in 24 matches for New Zealand. Sodhi was also in the New Zealand 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. However, he played only one game in that tournament against Australia where he finished wicketless (0/35).